Support for those in need in Lebanon

We Buy Medicine for Georges and His Disabled Daughter in Lebanon

Lebanon

Escalating since October 2019, the political and economic crisis is driving Lebanon to the brink of bankruptcy. The tragic situation has been exacerbated by a gigantic explosion of chemicals stored in Beirut’s seaport in 2020. The middle class has virtually ceased to exist. Educated citizens are fleeing hyperinflation, unemployment which rises every month, power cuts and fuel shortages.

Overview:
  • Since the beginning of the crisis, the Lebanese pound has lost more than 98% of of its value (as of 2024)
  • Since October 2019, food prices have increased by over 1,000%
  • GDP has dropped by 70-75% compared to its pre-crisis value.
  • 80% of the Lebanese population (over 3 million people) live in poverty. Extreme poverty has affected 36% of Lebanese (1.38 million)
  • There is a shortage of specialist medications across the country, and the price of basic ones is beyond the reach of the average Lebanese
  • Prolonged power and fuel shortages (up to 22 hours a day) are paralysing the daily lives of the Lebanese
  • It is the country with the highest number of refugees per capita (1.5 million Syrian refugees and 11,645 refugees of other nationalities)
  • As a result of the bombings carried out by Israel, the number of internally displaced people reached over 1.2 million in October 2024
We provide medication, food and basic hygiene and sanitation products for

260

chronically ill and poor people
In 2024, we distributed essential goods, providing medical and food support to

over 350

persons that were internally displaced due to the Israeli bombings
We financed

1000

kits containing food, clothing, educational materials, and hygiene products for displaced children

23.06.2025

This Father’s Day, Georges from Lebanon won’t be receiving a bag of coffee or a bottle of aftershave. His true gift—the most precious treasure and the greatest challenge in his life—is his 50-year-old daughter, Rania. When she was six, an anesthesiologist’s error robbed her forever of her independence. The bright, promising little girl became completely dependent on her parents overnight.

Today, her world is limited to the four walls of their home, and her retired parents are her hands and feet. Georges calls her the apple of his eye. He loves her without limits. But in Lebanon—a country the World Bank has called the site of the most severe economic collapse in modern history—love is not enough. When everything around you is falling apart, and a box of paracetamol costs 10% of the average monthly salary, relief from pain becomes a luxury you can’t afford.

Georges has loved Rania since the day she was born, and he will love her until he closes his eyes for the last time. The best gift for his Father’s Day would be health—the strength to keep caring for her for one more day, one more month, one more year.

But when Georges or his wife Latifa run a fever, they can’t afford to spend the day in bed. Who will give Rania her medicine? Who will check if she has eaten or if she’s okay?

In Lebanon, paracetamol costs one-tenth of a monthly wage. That’s like paying several hundred złoty for a blister pack of a basic painkiller in Poland. Georges often goes without his own medication to make sure Rania has everything she needs. Latifa does the same, even though she needs around 20 different meds each day. Both are aging faster than they should.

One small gesture—a €2 purchase of paracetamol through GoodWorks 24/7—could give Georges the strength he needs today to continue caring for his beloved daughter. Let’s show him that in his quiet, heroic love, he is not alone.